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Clyde Soccer Facts

  • Clyde Soccer started their first coaching course for boys & girls aged 5-8 in 1998
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  • Clyde Soccer formed their first team, which was an under 10's team from 10 players from their community football coaching class in 2003.
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  • The team was put together to represent Jimmy Johnstone in the first ever "Jimmy Johnstone Football Festival" held at Glasgow Green Football Centre on 25th May 2003.
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  • The team enjoyed it so much, we decided to keep the team together and entered them into the Forth Valley Football Development Association
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  • The Patron of Clyde Soccer is Jimmy Johnstone
  • Clyde Soccer colours are-
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  • Home : Black/White/Red
  • Away : All Yellow
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  • Clyde Soccer teams like most teams in Scotland do not wear the No-13 Top as a mark of respect for the 66 people who died in the Ibrox disaster on Jan 2nd 1971, which was at aisle 13
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  • Agnes Johnstone (wife of Jimmy) awards the "Player Of The Year" Trophies.
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  • At the end of the season every player of Clyde Soccer receives a trophy or medal.
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  • Clyde Soccer are the first foreign club to win the prestigious "Bron Invitational Tournament", Lyon, France. Previous winners are : Marsielle, P.S.G., Lyon, Grenoble, St Etienne.
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  • Clyde Soccer are responsible for orginising & running the "Jimmy Johnstone Football Festival". All the profits go to the Jimmy Johnstone tribute fund and from their to charity